Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)

Guénard, Benoit, Mccaffrey, Katherine A., Lucky, Andrea & Dunn, Rob R., 2012, Ants of North Carolina: an updated list (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 3552, pp. 1-36 : 26

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scientific name	Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)
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Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804) *

Distribution in North Carolina: Coastal Plain. County: HO (material examined).

Distribution in surrounding states: GA ( Trager 1991, Ipser et al. 2004) and SC ( Davies 2009).

The status of this species regarding its origin is still uncertain. Here we consider S. geminata as native but strong suspicion on a possible introduction also exist ( Trager 1991). Our decision here should not be perceived as definitive.

Solenopsis globularia (Smith, F. 1858) (rarely collected species)

Distribution in North Carolina: Coastal Plain. Counties: BR and CR (in literature).

Distribution in surrounding states: SC ( Davies 2009).

References

Davies, T. S. (2009) The ants of South Carolina. PhD thesis, Clemson University 290 pages.

Ipser, R. M., Brinkman, M. A., Gardner, W. A. & Peeler, H. B. (2004) A survey of ground-dwelling ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Georgia. Florida Entomologist, 87, 253 - 260.

Trager, J. C. (1991) A revision of the fire ants, Solenopsis geminata group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Myrmicinae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 99, 141 - 198.